Albany, NY News Reports and Accidents

The report also found that New York has seen an increase in traffic deaths between 2019 and 2022, despite fewer licensed drivers, miles traveled and car crashes. ALBANY - Traffic accidents deaths ... Read More

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) - Two Albany men face felony charges, after they were found to have a loaded -- and stolen -- handgun in their vehicle. On Saturday, June 29, 2024, at approximately 8:02 a.m., Albany ... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) - Motor vehicle fatalities in New York reached their highest level in a decade, according to data from 2022, released in a new report from the Office of the State Comptroller. Read More

Several people found the 2-year-old and 5-year-old girls crying and screaming in the vehicle in the parking lot of a Walmart in Oneonta, about a 80 mile drive southwest from Albany, on June 19, ... Read More

The commercial vehicle was the only one involved in the incident, and the driver was only person injured. The left and center lanes of I-87 southbound between Exit 17 and Exit 18 continued to be ... Read More

A commercial vehicle driver was airlifted to Albany Medical Center with serious injuries after a crash in Queensbury around 5 a.m. Friday morning. New York State Police say the crash took place ... Read More

'?The driver was conscious, and they had a possible chest injury,'? after the accident said Lt. Robert Smith of the Warren County Sheriff's Office. She was airlifted to Albany Medical Center via a ... Read More

Troopers responded to a fatal pedestrian crash in Clifton Park on Wednesday. Also, a Troy man is accused of raping a minor and threatening the victim with a metal bar. An update on the UAlbany ... Read More

CICERO, N.Y. - The New York State Department of Transportation (NSYDOT) is proposing a $68.5 million project for a new interchange on Interstate 81 ... interchange would be 10% state-funded and 90% ... Read More

A dozen people were taken to Albany Med with injuries, Rensselaer County Sheriff Kyle Bourgault said in a news release. Read More

A tornado touched down in New York State during a round of severe storms, the National Weather Service has announced following a survey of the damage. The tornado hit the village of West Winfield in ... Read More

COLONIE - An Albany motorcyclist was arrested after a Saturday chase and crash on the Northway in Colonie, New York State Police ... rate of speed south on Interstate 87 in Colonie near Exit ... Read More

A tornado watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday at 12:59 p.m. valid for Sunday between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. for Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, ... Read More

The governor of Iowa sent helicopters to a small town to evacuate people from flooded homes Saturday, the result of weeks of rain, while much of the United States longed for relief from yet another ... Read More

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 27 and 28. The weather service adds, "If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may ... Read More

ALBANY, NY (WRGB) - A motorcyclist has died following a crash in the area of the I-787 and I-90 interchange in Albany. At about 5:08 p.m. Thursday, State Police responded to the report of a single ... Read More

A small plane crashed in upstate New York near Albany on Monday, killing the pilot, who was the only person aboard, authorities said. The twin-engine Piper PA-31 crashed near ... Read More

ALBANY (WBNG) -- The New York State Department of Transportation is beginning to implement a mile-based numbering scheme alongside Interstate 81, Interstate 690 and State Route 481 in Cortland ... Read More

COLONIE, N.Y. (WRGB) - One person was killed when a small plane crashed along a road in a New York town Monday ... noted in a social media post. According to the Albany International Airport ... Read More